The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Jar
Introduction
"The Jar" was originally broadcast on 14/Feb/1964 as part of the second season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Synopsis
At a carnival sideshow, farmer Charlie Hill buys a strange jar that he takes home. His young wife Thedy Sue is frightened by the jar and insists he throw it out. He refuses to part with it because it has brought him notoriety and respect in their community. People come from miles to gather in his parlor and look at the jar and the obscure content that represents something different to each of them. Thedy asks a neighborhood boy to steal the jar. When he fails, she opens it and destroys its content. Charlie kills her and reinstalls the jar in his parlor. This time, everyone sees the same thing: his wife's severed head stuffed inside. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Complete Second Season - Madman Entertainment (Australia, 2013) PAL 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Gordon Hessler - associate producer
- Norman Lloyd - producer
Written by:
- Ray Bradbury - short story
- James Bridges - teleplay
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Himself - Host
- Pat Buttram — cast: Charlie Hill
- Collin Wilcox Paxton — cast: Thedy Sue Hill (as Collin Wilcox)
- William Marshall — cast: Jahdoo
- Jane Darwell — cast: Granny Carnation
- Carl Benton Reid — cast: Gramps Medknowe
- James Best — cast: Tom Carmody
- George Lindsey — cast: Juke Marmer
- Jocelyn Brando — cast: Emma Jane
- Slim Pickens — cast: Clem Carter
- Alice Backes — cast: Mrs. Tridden
- Sammy Reese — cast: Milt Marshall (as Sam Reese)
- Marlene De Lamater — cast: Eva Ann (as Marlene DeLamater)
- Billy Barty — cast: The Barker
Cinematography by:
- Walter Strenge - director of photography
Edited by:
Original Music by:
